But these storms didn't just bring water and wind. They churned
up huge quantities of sea salt, blew smoke from wildfires
around the globe, and pulled in dust from the Sahara, which was
washed into the oceans with the rain.

NASA satellites were tracking those tiny salt, smoke, and dust
particles as they blew around the world throughout the hurricane
season.

Researchers at NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center were able to use supercomputers
to turn that data into a stunning visualization that shows how
winds moved particles through Earth's atmosphere.

The bright blue salt whipped up by powerful cyclones is quite the
sight. Also, watch how the smoke from wildfires in the Western US
and Canada flies all the way across the Atlantic:

Getting a better understanding of how all these particles
interact on a global scale will help us better understand how
they affect weather.